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5. A MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING AND PACKING GROUPS OF INDIVIDUAL THINFLEXIBLE SHEETS FROM SEPARATE BUNDLES THEREOF, COMPRISING PICKUP MEANSFOR WITHDRAWING A SINGLE SHEET FROM EACH BUNDLE, MEANS OPERATIVE INCONJUNCTION WITH SAID WITHDRAWING MEANS TO ASSEMBLE SUCH SINGLE SHEETSINTO A GROUP, FOLDING APPARATUS RECEIVING SUCH GROUPS OF SHEETS ANDOPERATING ON EACH GROUP TO FOLD IT TO A PREDETERMINED SIZE, MEANSPROVIDING A SUPPLY OF PACKAGING ENVELOPES, LOADING MEANS RECEIVING SAIDENVELOPES SINGLY SAID FOLDING APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SAID ENVELOPESSINGLY IN SUCCESSION OPERATING TO PLACE EACH FOLDED GROUP IN ANENVELOPE, CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO FAILURE OF ANY ONE PICHUP MEANS TOREMOVE A SHEET FROM THE CORRESPONDING BUNDLE, AND A REJECT MECHANISMOPERATED BY SAID CONTROL MEANS TO REMOVE AN INCOMPLETE GROUPE FROM THEMACHINE BEFORE SUCH GROUPE IS CONVEYED TO SAID LOADING MEANS.